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Swelling of the foot that can be acute or mild, increasing the temperature in the area, redness of the foot, dry skin area. Unfortunately, many people do not pay attention to these signals and wait until the fifth symptom appears: destruction and structural change of the foot that is very evident as it looks shorter [...]

Acute complication of uncontrolled diabetes mellitus endangers the patient’s life and is characterized by urinary loss of water, potassium, ammonium and sodium in hypovolemia, electrolyte imbalance, very important elevation of blood glucose levels and degradation free fatty acids. This determines a state of acidosis which is often accompanied by coma. It occurs with a frequency [...]

Spending time on the feet is very important, especially for people with diabetes, as a small lesion may trigger the amputation of the foot and even leg. Charcot foot is just one of many injuries that can present in patients with diabetes, mainly due to the lack of control leads to loss of sensitivity of [...]